By: Sam Schroeder Earlier this year, consumers were reminded of the bad sides of digital media when game developer Ubisoft revoked licenses to a game that players thought they owned outright.[1]  Many players understand that a company can shut down servers for a game and stop supporting its development, but some were shocked to find…

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By: Miguel E. Serrano How does the sudden prevalence of “Wrapped” compilations fit into U.S. privacy law? On January 17, 2024, the D.C. Metro (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority or “WMATA”) followed companies like Spotify, Duolingo, and the Washington Post in posting a 2023 “year-end review.”[1] When Spotify launched its Wrapped feature in 2015, the…

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By: Vincent Alfieri Universal Music Group has recently filed a lawsuit against Anthropic PBC, an Amazon backed startup, alleging that the company’s Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) chatbot infringes on the lyrics from multiple copyrighted songs.[1]  Universal’s complaint contains numerous side-by-side comparisons of the chatbot’s generated lyrics and the lyrics from copyrighted works.[2] When directed by a…

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By: Olivia Woodmansee In July 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted to adopt a final rule on cybersecurity disclosure for public companies.[1]  The rule is predicted to fundamentally alter most, if not all, public companies’ incident response processes.[2]  The SEC now requires companies to disclose material cybersecurity incidents via Form 8-K within four…

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By: Holly Santapaga Users of the popular social media app Instagram are likely familiar with the term “influencer.”  Though it is difficult to define the term “influencer,” these individuals generally have a large social media following, and the ability to influence their following through “sales, attitudes, opinions, [or] time spent.”[1]  Advertisers quickly caught on to…

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